Dental
Howard Markowitz DDS PC
Howard Markowitz DDS PC was paid $396K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 43% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHOWARD MARKOWITZ DDS PC
LEOMINSTER, MA 01453
LEOMINSTER, MA 01453
33aNPI1487615845assigned 03/28/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$396K
24GClaims11,781
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#195 of 693
Median peer was paid$87K
This provider vs. median4.5×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,156 | $38K | |
| 2019 | 1,599 | $53K | |
| 2020 | 1,236 | $37K | |
| 2021 | 1,607 | $57K | |
| 2022 | 1,841 | $66K | |
| 2023 | 2,178 | $71K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,164 | $75K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 43% | 3,538 | 3,488 | $170K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 20% | 2,825 | 2,789 | $77K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 17% | 2,724 | 2,681 | $67K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 6.2% | 857 | 844 | $25K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.4% | 608 | 606 | $17K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.0% | 213 | 210 | $12K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.5% | 85 | 54 | $10K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.4% | 467 | 448 | $9K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | <1% | 46 | 26 | $3K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 133 | 128 | $2K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 55 | 53 | $2K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 15 | 15 | $892.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialGAUGHAN, MARGARET (ASSIST. MANAGER)